Bill Simmons’s Panic Playoff Draft | The Bill Simmons Podcast 

Death. Taxes. Bill Simmons drafts.

If I ever meet Bill Simmons, I’m buying him a draft beer, because that’s probably his favorite kind of beer.

Did somebody leave a window open? Because I feel a draft

Bill should do a draft of The Ringer employees

Draft Idea: Best Draft Ideas Draft

We need a Bill Simmons Drafts pyramid.

To quote Charles Barkley on KD: "He just seems like a miserable person, man. I call him Mr. Miserable. He's never gonna be happy."

If I had a nickel for every Bill Simmons draft I’d be as rich as Bill Simmons

20:14 “I’m sure west coast people are grinding Hawks games at 4pm Pacific Time”- Ryen 😂😂💀😭

Bill Simmons: OK guys, we’re gonna do the best free-throw warm-up routine draft. Who you got with the number one pick Russillo?😂

Bradley Beal, who thought that would work? Worst contact before you consider the no-trade, and then he starts to play basketball...

I can tell how disappointed Bill is in how KD's career has turned out since he got to hang out with him and do those interviews.

"Where's he goona go?" "He'll see who wins this year."

If Vogel is out, Milwaukee better be calling.

Ryan gets so excited when it comes time to gossip 😂

Mat Ishbia gonna hire Tom Izzo next?! 😂

It’s always someone else’s fault. First it was Westbrook, than it was draymond, than it was nash, now it’s Vogel (there more but i think you get the point) why does kd never take accountability? I don’t ever wanna here him talked about in the same breath as magic and bird. Let alone lebron and Jordan.

It’s always windy at Bill’s house, there are drafts just everywhere

Russillo: shit, another draft? (Internally)

Bill sounds so sad talking about the state of KD’s career

Durant is going to be 36 going into next season. Who is giving up more than 2 first rounders and a swap at most? He wasn't even able to get the Suns to one playoff win this offseason.

AYO KD, DON'T YOU REGRET NOT COMING TO THE KNIIIIIIICKS

Isiah Thomas becoming Suns coach just so I can see Bill’s reaction. Make it happen Ishiba!

Great balance…love you guys together

first! Bill will turn anything into a draft.

Next draft idea. Lack of accountability draft. First pick? Lebron? Durant? Draymond?

Joel Embid pees sitting down

KD needs to go. His demand for the ball to shoot bad off balance 15 footers while at the same time giving off a I don't care attitude is not conducive to winning.

"Celebration on the days off...Cotton candy like you read about" Our man Russillo just turned PG in AdamTheWoo and I am fuckin dying!!

It amazes me how knowledgeable Bill is about basketball, but he still gives KD every excuse in the world.

I’m glad the media is finally realizing the Heat offer for Dame was the best package of the actual reported offers

The best job ever truly has to be NBA coach who gets fired after one season and still gets paid and can do whatever on gods green earth that he wants. Or coach again

How do you not get him wanting to leave the Warriors? Those rings came with a huge, glaring, eye-popping asterisk. Whether he publicly said as much or not, him leaving acknowledged that completely valid criticism. Weakest move by a superstar ever.

I don't understand why the Lakers ever got rid of Vogel. Even before the 2020 title, he had the mid 2010s Pacers playing the most competitive ball of anyone in the East against the LeBron led Heat.

More of a tier list than a draft

Yes, blame the championship winning coach who had the Suns defense at a respectable level, given that Durant-Booker-Beal had to be on the floor, nothing short of miracle work to get that done, such is life of an NBA coach.

I thought these 2 were stoned or drunk, then I realized I was watching on 0.75 speed

I literally got an nfl draft night ad before watching this video. Thanks bill

Some eastern conference playoff team is gonna steal Brandon Ingram from the pels and absolutely win. He was hobbled and was asked to sacrifice on a team that can’t rely on their best player. 15 FG a game his lowest since LA and his highest FG % at 49 still only 26. I could see Milwaukee or Philly stepping in.

Never forget Philly was praised for giving up Harden for Batum

I love these drafts

With Jimmy Haslam being Co-Owner of the Bucks now I can see a scenario where he will tell Giannis he want's to blow it all up and rebuild around him and honestly that's probably the best option, the question obviously is will Giannis commit to it. The Dame trade would have worked out better if Bucks GM John Horst didn't ignore the old age issue the year before he made the trade for Dame. He traded Donte Divincenzo for Serge Ibaka, year later traded George Hill, Ibaka, and 3 2nds to Indiana for Jae Crowder in the 4 team Durant trade. He gambled massively and they all turned out to be horrible trades. There's not many trades left they can make to get younger. They need to rebuild the roster this year if Giannis is ok with it, not wait another year before it's too late and Giannis decides to leave/ask out anyways.

Maxey is so much better than Herro...

21:31 sounds like Bill taking a fat rip off a vape 😂

Anyone like the Thunder’s future? Isn’t it ridiculous what is going on?

The two best basketball sickos

Bill is pushing for a WWIII Draft for the podcast

Mavs shouldn’t be in this . Yeah they don’t have picks but they have luka and Kyrie. Plus bunch of good young talent who are the perfect fits role wise.

Milwaukee and Suns will both run it back. There's no getting better by selling an aging piece for scraps. And there's no completely blowing up the team when you have Giannis and Booker who are already stars with years in their contracts.

Zach, AC, Ayo, #11, lift Spurs restrictions, and the next three picks for KD - Credit to Will Gottlieb CHGO

I wanted to hit the like, but i didn't want to bugger up the triple 777s.

How the hell did you afford to get John Luc Picard to co-host with you?

They need to offload Beal if they can save Durant but history doesn’t support that happening.

Please bring back the atrocious GM summit. Peak Bill Simmons imo. I know you lost your ability to write, so a podcast is also highly appreciated😂

KD got Monte Williams an $87 million contract.

"Harden destroying Detroit..."? Dallas, no?

Bill thinks James would make the 76ers more interesting. This man really thinks outside the box.

KD shouldn't be blamed for acquiring Beal, who has the most debilitating contract of all time. I would like to. But it doesn't make sense.

Milwaukee is in the top 2 panic teams why? They have a superstar duo under contract for the next few years plus middleton, and they're only losing this year because of injury.

Mavs are at least young and can get better with more chemistry and just getting older. Suns, bucks, warriors, clippers don’t have picks and are also old as fuck

sixers roster is trash outside of maxey and embiid.. tobias too inconsistent lowry washed oubre is a solid roleplayer tho. If i were the sixers id try get PG

KD never came to New York. He came to Brooklyn. He signed with the Mets over The Yankees. Let’s go Knicks 🧡💙♾️

Porzingis..tough break for celts..coulda been their year

Cp3+ Young guys and pics from warriors for booker

Jaquez wasn’t involved in the trade talks

LeBron was great on defence this series wtf

New Orleans has to be near the top of the list. Assuming Z is the guy--and that is a big assumption--then we learned that Engram and McCollum as the 2nd and 3rd guy do not get it. Every regular season everyone gets hyped about New Orleans: look at the length, athleticism, depth, talent and they are on a win streak! . New Orleans is the up and coming team to watch! But guess what? They are not. They cannot get it done when competition revs up in the playoffs. They simply are not there. McCollum and Engram are simply not big-time players. So either Zion is going to get frustrated and get out or they have to do something. (Of course, the other option is to decide that Zion is not the guy and they should sell while the stock is high after a good finish. Either way, this team is not going to get over the hump.)

What's the old saying? If everywhere you go, all you meet is assholes, maybe you're the asshole?

TRADE: Kevin Durant to OKC for Josh Giddey and picks.

It’s hard being the best. Players like ant see KD and they think this is my shot to prove I’m the best. The young guys always give 1000% at kd every time, Especially on defense. Kd just isn’t good enough to overcome people as athletic and want it way more. Ashame, hel stil be a weapon but he needs to go to a team with lead guy or guys already.

Why does Ryen always seem disorganized?

Imagine Joel on okc

if embiid doesn't demand a trade after this season, I'd be kinda shocked. How many playoff fails is it gonna take to realize it aint happening in philly, time to go elsewhere to at least make a conference finals?

Bill simmons would do a draft of members of his family

Bill typically being a baby when it comes to lebron

You guys have Durant going back to the wrong team. He is going back to OKC. Phenoix gets Hayward and 3 or 4 first-round picks. OKC gets the return of Durant. Imagine Shai, Giddy, Durant, Jalen, and Chet as the starting 5.

Honestly i dont think booker can ever be as good as durant at 80 percent of durant let alone 100 percent of durant from 2012 -2021 lol

You say 2020 NBA champion head coach as if that was a real NBA playoffs. (It wasn't, except to bronsexuals and Lakers fans.)

never seen a hit piece backfire so hard. fans were ready to blame Vogel, didn't need any incentive. Then Beal has the worse game imaginable -- so bad dude tries to hide under a seat cushion -- fans see the article and start sympathizing with Vogel! funny stuff. miss the days when my Suns kept things "internal". leaking stuff the media like this is such a bad look

Bill thinking PG is better in Orlando then Philly is hilarious. Philly beat the shit out of Orlando in all three games they played them this year and he is a seamless fit in between Joel and Maxey whereas he’s is on Pablo’s corner in Orlando. But that’s Bill being a Celtics fan and always hating on the Sixers

KD the only player this year not his 20’s to score over 2k

Ingram and cj to phx for KD

Bulls fan here. Zac and Alex for kd. Bulls trade Nikola for the warriors back up center and a pick. Bulls championship 2025 lol

3-12 my Bucks are the least athletic team in the Association.

Nikola vucceic Patrick willams and a future first for kd

Philly is fine. They’re getting rid of a useless player in Tobias Harris and freeing up cap space. I don’t care if there isn’t a clear way to spend that money. They’ll be better than they are now.

if lebron leaves a team again...holy....

I never even thought about PG to Orlando that would be elite

Coming for my daily dose of bucks hate for no reason lol

Was wondering what was wrong with you on omitting the LeBron Lakers FA signing. Stop with the five minute pyramids.

Bill made up this list when he went for a walk with his wife.

The one today….or yesterday, rather. His co-host goin on n on about how Imbiid is a bully. Ok guy who played pickup basketball. It was a clumsy foul.

Look as a Suns fan the players absolutely deserve blame and the team makeup doesn't work, but I'm sorry Vogel sucks as a coach and absolutely deserves to be fired as well.

They can trade booker to brooklyn for their own picks and filler

Kuminga and Draymond move the needle for me lol if I'm the Suns and the Warriors I'm jumping on it

Is Rusillo on drugs? He just sits there when Bill asks him a question.He's a guest then he's supposed to help and his comments about Orlando are patently insane to the extent I can understand them

Bill is working on his draft of new gimmicks to beat to death

KD,Booker,Nurkic for Brown,Hoilday,Porzingis picks. Who says no 🙂

I love Bill, but him saying ‘Ant’ all the time is f’ing annoying.

Durant feels like OBJ to me, lousy end of the career and bad decisions. ME=ME type.